EXPEDIUMRecalls & reported problems across all models
Depuy Spine, LLC · 29 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 189
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 63
- Recalls
- 0
We found 29 models of EXPEDIUM by Depuy Spine, LLC in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 189 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Jun 23, 2017 and Aug 28, 2026 — classified as 63 injuries, 126 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (122 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Reports received per month, all models
Most reported EXPEDIUM problems
Device problems
- Break122
- Loose or Intermittent Connection23
- Material Split, Cut or Torn11
- Entrapment of Device8
- Material Deformation8
- Material Twisted/Bent8
- Migration6
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem5
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions73
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient32
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient21
- Injury14
- Spinal Column Injury14
- Failure of Implant10
- Foreign Body In Patient10
- Insufficient Information8
EXPEDIUM models
29 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- EXPEDIUM 279702030PROBE53 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279702040PROBE21 reports
- EXPEDIUM 187701015APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERVERTEBRAL BODY17 reports
- EXPEDIUM 186100001APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL16 reports
- EXPEDIUM 179774555ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION9 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279702010PROBE9 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279702400TAP, BONE8 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279702600TAP, BONE7 reports
- EXPEDIUM 186172345APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL6 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279702500TAP, BONE5 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279722500CANNULA, SURGICAL, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY5 reports
- EXPEDIUM 179978600APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL4 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279722870DRIVER, PROSTHESIS4 reports
- EXPEDIUM 187702635APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERVERTEBRAL BODY3 reports
- EXPEDIUM 179778480Pedicle screw spinal system, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis3 reports
- EXPEDIUM 186112535ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION2 reports
- EXPEDIUM 188112665Pedicle screw spinal system, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis2 reports
- EXPEDIUM 188112740Orthosis, spinal pedicle fixation, for degenerative disc disease2 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279702700TAP, BONE2 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279787000ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT2 reports
- EXPEDIUM 179761000APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL1 report
- EXPEDIUM 179798300APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERVERTEBRAL BODY1 report
- EXPEDIUM 186112025Pedicle screw spinal system, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis1 report
- EXPEDIUM 186172640Growing rod system1 report
- EXPEDIUM 186172680Growing rod system1 report
- EXPEDIUM 279702450TAP, BONE1 report
- EXPEDIUM 279722890ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT1 report
- EXPEDIUM 279792122TRAY, SURGICAL, INSTRUMENT1 report
- EXPEDIUM 279792106TRAY, SURGICAL, INSTRUMENT1 report
Recent EXPEDIUM adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 28, 2026Break
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50504567 ↗MalfunctionJun 10, 2026Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN TIP.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25456890 ↗MalfunctionJun 8, 2026Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 4.35MM DOUBLE-LEAD TAP BROKE INTRAOPERATIVELY DURING A PEDIATRIC SCOLIOSIS SURGERY. THE TIP OF THE TAP BROKE OFF WHILE PREPARING THE LEFT T4 PEDICLE, BUT THE FRAGMENT WAS EASILY RECOVERED. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF MOTOR FUNCTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WITH SENSORY SIGNALS RECOVERING BUT NOT THE MOTOR FUNCTION. THE SURGERY WAS DELAYED BY 60-90 MINUTES TO REMOVE AND REINSERT SCREWS FROM T4-6 BILATERALLY, AND A NEUROSURGEON WAS CALLED TO REPAIR A CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) LEAK. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN AWAKE TEST, RODS AND SET SCREWS WERE IMPLANTED, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT DEFORMITY CORRECTION. MULTIPLE MOTOR TESTS SHOWED NO CHANGE, AND THE PATIENT WAS SENT FOR MRI POST-SURGERY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Nerve Damage
MAUDE report 25434899 ↗MalfunctionMay 29, 2026Break
IT WAS REPORTED THE INSTRUMENT BROKE; THE BROKEN TIP WAS RETRIEVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DELAY OR IMPACT TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25334628 ↗MalfunctionApr 22, 2026Break; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PREPARATION OF A SCREW CHANNEL IN THE RIGHT ILIUM OS IN A DORSAL SPONDYLODESIS OF L1-ILIUM, INTRAOSSEOUS RUPTURE OCCURRED IN THE DISTAL THIRD OF THE TIP OF THE INSTRUMENT DURING THE UNWINDING OF THE INSTRUMENT (PEDICLE-AWL). THE TIP COULD NOT BE RECOVERED DUE TO THE VERY DEEP INTRAOSSEOUS POSITION.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 24956434 ↗MalfunctionMar 9, 2026Break; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PREPARATION OF A SCREW CHANNEL IN THE RIGHT ILIUM OS IN A DORSAL SPONDYLODESIS OF L1-ILIUM, INTRAOSSEOUS RUPTURE OCCURRED IN THE DISTAL THIRD OF THE TIP OF THE INSTRUMENT DURING THE UNWINDING OF THE INSTRUMENT (PEDICLE-AWL). THE TIP COULD NOT BE RECOVERED DUE TO THE VERY DEEP INTRAOSSEOUS POSITION.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 24548102 ↗MalfunctionFeb 25, 2026Break
KEY CAME INSIDE THE MODULE BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT OR USER DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DELAY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24444767 ↗MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Break; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT IT WAS A THORACIC FIXATION WITH EXPEDIUM 5.5 SYSTEM DUE TO A TUMOR AND THE SURGICAL PLAN WAS FOR TH2 - TH6 FIXATION, BUT SINCE THE 4.35 MM TAP BROKE INTO THE VERTEBRAL BODY DURING THE OPERATION, A TH3 - TH6 FIXATION WAS PERFORMED. THE BROKEN INSTRUMENT WAS LEFT IN THE VERTEBRAL BODY AS THE RISK OF REMOVAL WAS CONSIDERED GREATER THAN LEAVING IT IN PLACE, GIVEN THE PROXIMITY TO THE DURA AND EXITING ROOT AND THE ASSOCIATED RISK OF NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE. THE PATIENT IS DOING WELL, AS FAR AS HER UNDERLYING DISEASE ALLOWS.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 24327245 ↗MalfunctionDec 5, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THAT TAP BROKE WHILE IN USE, SNAPPED IN HALF. ALL PIECES WERE RETRIEVED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23729890 ↗MalfunctionDec 5, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THAT TAP BROKE WHILE IN USE, SNAPPED IN HALF. ALL PIECES WERE RETRIEVED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23729526 ↗MalfunctionNov 13, 2025Break; Break
THE PEDICLE PROBE BROKE DURING INSERTION INTO THE PATIENT DURING SURGERY. THEY MANAGED TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN PART.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23546899 ↗MalfunctionNov 5, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN CHECKING THE MODULE THE KEY WAS BROKEN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23476043 ↗MalfunctionNov 3, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A VERY COMPLICATED PATIENT HAD VERY HARD BONE THAT BROKE SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS DURING THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO SURGERY DELAYED DUE TO THE REPORTED EVENT AND THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23453246 ↗MalfunctionNov 3, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A VERY COMPLICATED PATIENT HAD VERY HARD BONE THAT BROKE SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS DURING THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO SURGERY DELAYED DUE TO THE REPORTED EVENT AND THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23452969 ↗MalfunctionOct 24, 2025Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THAT A STRAIGHT LUMBAR PROBE FROM THE EXPEDIUM PRODUCT FAMILY¿S TIP BROKE OFF INTRAOPERATIVELY. SURGERY WAS DELAYED DUE TO RELATED INCIDENT. PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. FRAGMENTS WAS GENERATED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 23381385 ↗
Other Depuy Spine, LLC products
All Depuy Spine, LLC devices →Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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